
Mountain Lions
04/17/25 vs State College | 8 |
04/15/25 @ Cedar Cliff | 0 |
04/12/25 vs Central | 20 |
04/12/25 vs Hollidaysburg | 5 |
04/11/25 vs Portage | 10 |
+ 5 more games |
The Altoona Mountain Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Mechanicsburg Wildcats at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Altoona is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Things were looking good for Altoona after they put the first run on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of State College by a score of 9-8. The Mountain Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Altoona saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Albright, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Joseph Speece was another, going 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Mechanicsburg unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Cedar Cliff by a score of 6-5.
Mechanicsburg also got a good showing from James Markowitz, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
Altoona's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Mechanicsburg, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Altoona came out on top in a nail-biter against Mechanicsburg in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mountain Lions since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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